By Jay Fitzgerald – A blog about Boston, Hub of the Universe, and everything else.


‘Succession,’ Fidelity style: The rise, fall and rise of Abby Johnson

All these years later and people are still fascinated with the long ago behind-the-scenes power struggles at Boston’s secretive Fidelity Investments – Abby Johnson’s showdown with her CEO father Ned, corporate coup attempts, sale rumors, running battles between Abby and then top Fidelity executive Bob Reynolds. It’s all here, courtesy of a WSJ adaptation from Justin Baer’s upcoming book on Fidelity. … The Fidelity infighting two decades ago certainly wasn’t as brutal as the fictional Roy family feuds on HBO’s ‘Succession.’ But it’s still an intriguing tale about the rise, fall and rise of Abby Johnson, that’s for sure. … Is it too early to start speculating about Abby’s own succession plans? She is 64, after all

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